From: RSO Officers
Date: September 23
Subject: RSO Officer News | September 2025


CrimsonConnect RSO Officer Newsletter

Upcoming Events & Opportunities for Student Leaders:

Highlighting some amazing upcoming events an opportunities you don't want to miss:

Fall Purpose Dinner on Thursday, 25 September 2025 At 6:00 PM. No image description provided

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Fall Purpose Dinner

Clock Thursday, September 25
6:00pm - 8:00pm
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Unlock Your Leadership Potential!

Join us on February 6th for our inaugural Purpose Dinner. You will meet, mingle and learn from faculty and staff about their own purposeful paths and consider to to chart your own purposeful future.

See the speaker section for the bios of all of our amazing speakers!
RSVP
Org 201: Elevate Your Student Org Leadership! on Tuesday, 30 September 2025 At 6:00 PM. No image description provided

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Org 201: Elevate Your Student Org Leadership!

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6:00pm - 7:15pm
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As a follow up to Org 101 that highlights essential DU student organization leadership information around booking spaces, managing budgets/spending, and creating events, we are offering additional knowledge and leadership skill-building information for current/future student org leaders on topics such as: recruitment/retention, managing conflict, change management, delegation and motivation, and more!

Come learn how to effectively lead student groups and build skills that will follow you into your professional careers.
RSVP

Org 101 Training:
Feedback, Materials & Quiz:

Screenshot of Org 101 Training Website

Org 101 Training Materials:

Thank you to the nearly 200 RSO Officers who joined us for Org 101 Training on Sunday! It was energizing having so many of you back in person connecting with one another and getting ready for a wonderful new year of incredible events and initiatives coming from your RSOs!

Since so many of you made it on Sunday, we've cancelled tonight's make-up session. 

If you missed the training, are currently abroad, or just want access to some of the material we went over - including the Finance Training, Event Planning Training, and Finance Quiz -  it is now all posted on the Org 101 Website which you can find in the RSO Officer Quicklinks Section of the CrimsonConnect home-page left-hand menu bar. (screenshot aboves shows you where to go). 

Don't forget - in order to check out a P-Card you must first pass the finance quiz.

Not seeing that section of the left-hand menu? Make sure you're in the correct "Hub" - your home page shouldn't say anything about Faculty/Staff or Grad Students at the top. To switch Hubs, click on the "CrimsonConnect" icon at the top left of the website and toggle to the option that's just called "CrimsonConnect"). 

If CrimsonConnect is sending you to a "login-loop" when you try to access the finance forms, please try clearing your browser history/cache/cookies or opening the site in an incognito window. If you're still having trouble - reach out to studentengagement@du.edu so we can share the glitch with the site partners. 

A Quick Note about EZCater:

There are some additional required questions that need to be answered on the payment page of your EZ Cater order BEFORE you invite studentcomptroller@du.edu to pay. 

If you're not seeing those questions when you invite studentcomptroller@du.edu to pay, please send a followup email to studentcomptroller with the following information:

  • RSO Name 
  • RSO Budget Number that should be charged for the order
  • Event Name & short description
  • EZ Cater order number or identifiable info (restaurant, date etc)  and the invite to pay link

National Hazing Prevention Week

National Hazing Prevention Week

This week is National hazing Prevention Week!
As an RSO Officer, you can take action against Hazing by completing the Hazing Prevention Module.

Recognize. Respond. Report.

Recognize Red Flags. Not all “traditions” are harmless. Review warning signs and discuss them with your RSO.

Respond Safely. Use bystander strategies: direct (be the primary helper), delegate (assign a task or get assistance), distract (create a distraction or halt the situation), or delay (follow-up later, unless immediate support is required).

Report Concerns. Include who/what/when/where using DU’s Incident Reporting Form.
 

As a reminder, all RSOs at DU agree to the following Statement of Non-Hazing and incorporate this statement into their constitution/by-laws. 

This organization will not conspire to engage in any act, even if committed with the Effective Consent of all parties, which endangers the psychological or physical health or safety of a person, or by which a person is encouraged to engage in conduct that a reasonable person would consider to be humiliating, when the act is explicitly or implicitly a condition of admission into, affiliation with, or continued membership in any group. Actively or passively encouraging these acts is also prohibited.

Harm Reduction Summit & Hallo-wellness Fair

Harm Reduction Summit: Less Risk. More Fun! ( Fall 2025 ) on Monday, 13 October 2025 At 9:00 AM. No image description provided

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Harm Reduction Summit: Less Risk. More Fun! (Fall 2025)

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Series of Harm Reduction workshop offerings open to ALL STUDENTS to support completion of the RSO Harm Reduction Requirement!

Don't forget, 25% of each RSO's members must complete a Harm Reduction training by the end of this school year. The summit is a great opportunity to attend one of several open trainings being offered - members of an RSO do NOT all need to attend the same training, individuals can pick a workshop that best fits their availability. 
RSVP
 
Hallo-Wellness on Tuesday, 14 October 2025 At 1:00 PM. No image description provided

EVENT

Hallo-Wellness

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1:00pm - 4:30pm
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Thrive Health Promotion invites RSOs to attend the Hallo-Wellness Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 14th from 1:00pm-4:30pm in CCOM 1700 as a way of completing the Harm Reduction Requirement! 

By attending Hallo-Wellness and completing the requirements outlined below, attending this event can count towards the Harm Reduction Requirement. To receive credit, participants must: 

  1. Check-in at the event 

  1. Be an active participant by visiting at least 7 vendors. Participants will be given a bingo card at check-in and will receive stickers by vendors at each table. Participants need to return their bingo cards to the check-in table before leaving. 

  1. Complete a post event survey by the end of the day on Oct 14th. This survey will be linked via a QR Code and can be accessed via your bingo sheet and other flyers around the event space. 

As a reminder, RSOs that complete the Harm Reduction Requirement by November 14th, 2025 will receive $50 for an upcoming event.

Get your group to the Hallo-Wellness Fair by sharing the Crimson Connect event link and encouraging people to register for the event! Email hcc.thrive@du.edu for questions! 
RSVP

Reminder about Event Planning Timelines

As was covered in Org 101 Training, there are some planning timelines that RSOs should be abiding by when planning and registering events in CrimsonConnect. Events with elements that may require additional reviews are subject to longer planning timelines.

Events should be submitted on CrimsonConnect...

3-6 Weeks Ahead of Events that meet any of the following criteria...

  • Estimated in-person attendance of 100+
  • Non-DU Guest Speaker or Performer(s)
  • Off-Campus or Overnight Event
  • Charging for Admission
  • Any event requiring Contracts for things like paid performers, caterers, etc. Reminder that Contracts & COIs must be submitted via event registration on CrimsonConnect 6-8 weeks prior to the event. Students and advisors can NEVER sign contracts on behalf of their RSO
  • Public Film Screening, requiring special licensing to screen
  • Outdoor Event, requiring special permits or special event setup
  • Recreational Activities, such as 5K races, contact sports, etc.

1-2 Weeks Ahead of In-Person Events that meet any of the following criteria...

  • Estimated Attendance under 100
  • On-Campus Events requiring additional facilities or A/V requests to be brought to the space (tables, chairs, trash/recycling, microphones, speakers etc.)

3 Days Ahead of events that are...

  • Recurring RSO meetings
  • Tabling Requests (Tables must be requested through Momentus)

Please refer to this site for additional event planning protocols and guidelines. 

We will be getting stricter about denying event submissions that DO NOT follow these outlined timelines. 

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